Event Performance Ideas

Are you an event planner responsible for the event performance ideas for a company, business, or office event? Or maybe it’s a private affair. Do we have this right? Yes, we have a lot of fantastic event ideas listed below, but whether it’s a product launch, board retreat event, or a holiday party, drive this important point home. The more you can get your attendees and invited guests involved, engaged and talking about the event, the better! The objective is to put on an event that gives every person remarkable experiences while reaching the main goals of the event itself. All the event decisions need to be aligned to support that objective. Once you get your ideas worked out, begin thinking about how to cohesively integrate those ideas into your event.

Creative Event Performance Ideas

When it comes to creative event performance ideas, there is one problem you are likely to encounter. The feeling of “been there, done that” lingering around in the minds of your guests the moment they are invited to the event. The truth is, they are probably right. But you can really change that perception by doing something different and innovative from very the start. You can make them feel good when they think about the upcoming event. You can make them feel excited and eager to attend. You can make them feel important! And the sooner, the better!

So how is that done? You do something that no one else is doing. You do it with the most overlooked, untapped and underutilized opportunity available to you. The invitations! It’s true; the way you invite your guests and VIPs will make all the difference. So, be different!

Sending Gigeo® personalized video invitations is the easiest way to engage your guests and VIPs while creating a buzz long before your event begins.

Event Performance Ideas for Event Planners

 Listed below you’ll find a large variety of innovative, inspiring, creative and out of the ordinary event ideas to get your event planning going in the right direction.

Contests
A competition among attendees can liven up your event in little time. Some great ideas include a treasure hunt for corporate gifts, video contest, or even a quiz game focused on business and company related questions.

Social Photo Booths
With all the technology today these social photo booths make it very easy for everyone to take photos and videos to social share straight to their personal accounts.

Caricaturist
Caricature artists can now use iPads and tablets to draw and project their artwork onto large screens for all to see at your event.

Casino
Setting up a casino at your event with blackjack tables, crap tables, slot machines, and professional roulette wheels is an fantastic way to provide interactive entertainment for attendees.

Interactive Food and Drink Stations
For Drinks: Soda fountains, champagne faucets and cocktail bars.
For Food: Live stir-fry stations, donut walls, special salad bars.
There are numerous ways of creatively feeding guests and making it a memorable experience at the same time.

Duelling Pianos
Two pianos on a stage, fighting it out with music. Each piano is played by professionals who sing as well as entertain. This type of entertainment requires extra space but is sure to get your attendees involved and having a memorable time.

Celebrity impersonators
Celebrity impersonator could spice up your evening. These actors and entertainers are skilled at livening up an event, whether it’s mingling with the crowd or putting on a show.

Dead Celebrities
Who wouldn’t want to hear one of their favorite celebs for one last time?

Break-dancers
The 80s are back, baby! Grab some cushions and gather your guests in a circle. Ensure your event has accident insurance, as these moves are more complex than they appear to be.

Laser and Mirror Dancers
Space creatures can be scary or cute; either way, they are fun, especially if your audience doesn’t expect them, and they just hang out beside them!

Clockwork Characters
Wind-up dolls or statues can add a whimsical feel to your event. Or just be super creepy! Either way, your guests will love them.

Human Topiaries
Make sure your guests have their cameras ready when decorated topiaries start running around the event!

Bubble Artists
Bubbles bring everyone back to their childhood. Everyone loves playing with them.

Band in Boxes
Visually showcase your band. Let them come out of hiding and get people paying attention!

360-degree Presentation
Like a planetarium, create a dome display to immerse your guests!

Unplugged Acoustic Sets
Get everyone singing along to acoustic coffee house music; it’s making a comeback for a reason!

The objectives and goals of most corporate events can be substantially different for every event. This makes the consequent planning, production and execution of your event very different from another event. Because of this, it can be difficult to reconcile the corporate objectives and goals for the event at hand. Additionally, there is a constant demand to come up with new innovative and creative event ideas and guest experiences. And it really doesn’t matter whether the event is for live, in-person guests or an online virtual event.

CORPORATE EVENT OBJECTIVES
+ Stimulate Social Media Coverage
+ Motivate Sales Personnel
+ Entertain Executives And Managers
+ Create Press Coverage
+ Support Above The Line Marketing Activities
+ Making The Boss Happy
+ Changing Customers’ Perceptions
+ Making A Team Bond

CORPORATE EVENT PLANNERS RESPONSIBILITIES
+ Client Entertaining
+ Sales Meetings
+ Board Retreats
+ Awards Ceremonies
+ Corporate Hospitality
+ Seminars
+ Meetings
+ Trade Shows
+ User Events
+ Team Building
+ Product Launches
+ Employee Training
+ Leadership Retreats
+ Dinners
+ Conferences
+ Focus Groups

FACTORS WHEN CHOOSING A CORPORATE EVENT VENUE
+ Infrastructure
+ Capacity
+ Climate
+ Location
+ Sustainability
+ Accessibility
+ Timing
+ Services
+ Staff
+ Tech Facilities
+ Catering

TYPES OF CORPORATE EVENTS
+ Focus Groups
+ Holiday
+ Celebrations
+ Awards Ceremonies
+ Board Retreats
+ User Events
+ Client Entertaining
+ Meetings
+ Employee Training
+ Business Anniversary
+ Product Launches
+ Milestones
+ Seminars
+ Team Building
+ Dinners
+ Corporate Hospitality
+ Corporate Parties
+ Trade Shows
+ Conferences
+ Sales Meetings
+ Leadership Retreats

CHECKLIST FOR CORPORATE EVENTS
+ Offsite Venue
+ Catering Arrangements
+ Event Marketing
+ Event Decor
+ Website
+ Registration
+ Meeting Design
+ Branding
+ Staffing
+ Event Technology
+ Performers
+ Program
+ Meeting Engagement
+ Audio Visual (AV)
+ Event Design
+ Exhibitors
+ Room Setup
+ Production
+ Research
+ Venue Catering
+ Communications
+ Social Media
+ Contracting
+ Registrations
+ Vendors/Suppliers
+ Project Management
+ Budgeting
+ Speakers
+ Final Preparation
+ Health and Safety

INTERNAL EVENT CHECKLIST
+ Award Ceremonies
+ Board Retreats
+ Conferences
+ Leadership Retreats
+ Meetings
+ Parties
+ Private Dinners
+ Product Reveals
+ Sales Meetings
+ Team Building
+ Training

EVENT PLANNING CHECKLIST FOR PUBLIC EVENTS
+ Focus Groups
+ Seminar
+ User Events
+ Product Launches
+ User Conferences
+ Trade Shows Space
+ Client Entertaining
+ Event Exhibitors
+ Trade Show Booth Exhibits
+ Corporate Hospitality
+ Running A Public Exhibition

CORPORATE EVENT ENTERTAINMENT IDEAS
+ 360-degree Photo Booth
+ Bowling
+ Casino Tables
+ Climbing Wall
+ Digital Forest
+ Digital Walls
+ Hover Ball Archery
+ Indoor Fields
+ Inflatable Games
+ Matching Step and Repeat
+ Neon Light-Up Furniture
+ Performance Companies
+ Photo Booth
+ Selfie Props
+ VIP Shuttle
+ VR Game Experiences
+ Wine Blending

CORPORATE EVENT NETWORKING GAMES IDEAS
+ Change Teams Each Time
+ Networking Lounge
+ Big Scalextric
+ Escape Rooms
+ Ball Pit
+ Casino Tables
+ Peekaboo Step & Repeat
+ Segmented Escape Rooms
+ Ice Breakers
+ Giant Chess
+ Inflatable Obstacle Courses

CORPORATE EVENT TECHNOLOGY IDEAS
+ Digital Graffiti Wall
+ iPad Food Ordering
+ Gesture Control Presentations
+ Photo Booth GIF Maker
+ Virtual Reality Headsets
+ Wearable Feedback Technology
+ 360-degree Photography
+ 360-degree Video
+ Headshot Lounge
+ Circular LED Screen

CORPORATE TRADE SHOW IDEAS
+ VR Demos
+ Smart Badges
+ Slide Decks
+ Demo Stations
+ Cut Out Backdrops
+ Corporate Stands
+ Beacons

CORPORATE EVENT BRANDING IDEAS
+ Activation Pillars
+ Branded Balloons
+ Branded Furniture
+ Branded Segways
+ Branded Swag
+ Charging Stations
+ Dessert Signage
+ External Stair Wraps
+ Limited Pop-Ups
+ Roaming Competitions
+ Tethered Hot Air Balloons
+ Unique Staff Uniforms

CORPORATE EVENT DECOR IDEAS
+ Aerial Hoops
+ Balloon Ceiling
+ Branded Balloons
+ Cut Out Backdrops
+ Fabric Tunnels
+ Focal Pieces
+ Indoor Tailgate
+ Picture Profile Runway
+ Project Mapping
+ Props
+ Standing Desks
+ Sustainability Concepts
+ Unique Dance Floors
+ Unusual Venues

CORPORATE ENTERTAINMENT IDEAS
+ LED Shows
+ Synchronized Swimmers
+ Roaming Entertainment
+ Corporate Percussion Groups
+ Talking Robots
+ Dance Groups
+ Walking Robots
+ Video Mapping
+ Ipad Magicians
+ Sand Artists
+ Laser Shows

CORPORATE GIFTS IDEAS
+ Overnight Stay
+ Professional Coaching Day
+ Gourmet Hampers
+ Gigeo Video Invitations
+ Community Focus
+ Corporate Subscriptions
+ Accommodation Paid

CORPORATE EVENT CATERING IDEAS
+ Servers
+ Canape Junk Food
+ Ice Luge
+ Donut Wall
+ Sponsored Cocktails
+ Canape Spoons
+ Smoothie Jars
+ Bespoke Mini Boards
+ Mixologists
+ Food Infusion
+ Interactive Gourmet
+ Niche Snacks
+ Dinner Boxes
+ Vintage Drink Bus
+ Drink Stations
+ Private Chef

CORPORATE FOOD and BEVERAGE IDEAS
+ Savory Lollipops
+ Cactus Macaroons
+ Floral Ice Bucket
+ Booze-Free Cocktail Bar
+ Creme Brulee Shooters
+ Caramel Garnish
+ Bacon Bar
+ Willy Wonka-sized Chocolate Fountain
+ Champagne Jelly Cubes
+ Share Boards
+ Trash Can Nachos
+ Mini Pails of Food
+ Stir-fried Ice Cream Parlor
+ Personal Pineapple
+ Fruit and Veggie Animals
+ Shaved Ice
+ Sushi Rainbow
+ Rainbow Chocolate-Covered Strawberries
+ Donut Wall
+ Tacos and Mini Margaritas
+ Portable Shrimp and Grits
+ Charcoal Lemonade
+ Strawberry Roses
+ Pretzel Station

VIRTUAL EVENT IDEAS
+ Virtual Coffee Breaks
+ Virtual Concerts
+ Virtual Scavenger Hunt
+ Virtual Job Fair
+ Virtual Trade Show
+ Virtual Cooking Class
+ Virtual Dinner Party
+ Virtual Jam Sessions
+ Virtual Conference
+ Virtual Wine Tasting Kits
+ Virtual Guess Who
+ Virtual Murder Mystery Dinner
+ Virtual Open Day
+ Virtual Crime Scene Investigation
+ Virtual In-It To Win-It
+ Virtual Product Launch
+ Virtual Fitness Session
+ Virtual Poker Tournament
+ Virtual Murder Mystery
+ Virtual Escape Room
+ Virtual Improv
+ Virtual Education Fair
+ Virtual Bingo
+ Virtual Benefits Fair
+ Virtual Yoga Classes
+ Virtual Casino Night
+ Virtual Exhibition Fair
+ Virtual Charades
+ Virtual Onboarding Fair
+ Virtual Trivia Nights
+ Virtual Career Fair

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